Chicago State Cougars

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Chicago State Cougars
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University Chicago State University
Conference Northeast Conference
NCAA Division I
Athletic directorDr. Monique Carroll
Location Chicago, Illinois
Varsity teams16 (7 men's and 9 women's)
Basketball arena Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center
Baseball stadium Cougar Stadium (defunct NCAA venue as of June 23, 2020) [1]
Other venues Dickens Athletic Center (volleyball)
Nickname Cougars
ColorsGreen and white [2]
   
Website www.gocsucougars.com

The Chicago State Cougars are the varsity athletic teams representing Chicago State University of Chicago, Illinois in intercollegiate athletics. The university currently sponsors 16 varsity teams. The Cougars compete in NCAA Division I in the Northeast Conference starting in 2024. They were previously members of the Western Athletic Conference from 2013 to 2022. [3] [4]

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History

Melvin Bland was the first CSU student athlete to gain NAIA All-American status in 1974 as a wrestler. Tyrone Everhart also was a NAIA Honorable Mention All-American wrestler the same year. Fred Evans as a sophomore became the first black swimmer ever to win a national championship in 1975. [5] The Chicago State University Ice Hockey Team produced 2 NCAA Division 2 All-Americans in the 1975–76 season. George Hansen and Bob Janecyk were selected in 1975–76 to the NCAA (College Division) West All-American Team. Janecyk was selected two more times designated as an NCAA (College Division) West All-American Team goaltender for CSU in 1976–77 and 1977–78. He went on to play for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League. [6] The first NAIA District #20 Championship Team in any sport was the 1975 wrestling team, which captured the NAIA District #20 Championship coached by Dr. James G. Pappas. The Cougar Wrestling Team also won District #20 titles in 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 and 1980.

In 1984, the CSU Men's Basketball Team captured third place at the NAIA National Championships. [7] The team's performance throughout the tournament was as follows:


In the 2024, the Women's Tennis Team earned a share of the Horizon League regular season championship and won the conference tournament. The team's performance throughout the tournament was as follows:

This was the first time in school history that any Chicago State team won the conference championship and qualified for a first round NCAA appearance.

Chicago State joined the Western Athletic Conference on July 1, 2013 as part of a six-university expansion. [3] Along with the University of Missouri–Kansas City (UMKC), it was to have anchored the circuit's Midwest division. UMKC left the conference in 2020 and Chicago State announced on January 14, 2021 that it would do likewise on June 30, 2022. [4]

Chicago State is being integrated into Northeast Conference (NEC) athletic schedules beginning with the 2024-25 academic year. The Cougars will gain immediate eligibility to participate in all NEC championships and earn the conference's automatic qualifier to NCAA Championships. [8] This comes after the MEAC presidents voted against adding Chicago State to the conference. [9]

Conference affiliations

Sports sponsored

Men's sportsWomen's sports
Basketball Basketball
Cross countryCross country
GolfGolf
Soccer Soccer
TennisTennis
Track and fieldTrack and field
Triathlon
Volleyball
† = Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor.

With the school's current financial situation and the needs of the athletic program, in April 2016, the University Budget Committee recommended that the Athletic Department "... study the benefits of being Division 1 or another division." [10] Chicago State University currently sponsors teams in seven men's and nine women's teams in NCAA sanctioned sports. [11]

All-Americans

Notable former athletes

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